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The Imperial Gospel Singers were a female gospel quartet hailing from Philadelphia, who enjoyed their peak of popularity during the late 1950s and early ‘60s, most notably featuring the great singer Rosie Wallace, a pastor and evangelist who was also a fine songwriter. With other group members including songwriters Anna Smallwood and Pru David, from 1958 onwards they recorded a number of sessions for the Savoy label and its subsidiary Gospel label – early titles from 1956 on the Tuxedo label are extremely rare and more or less impossible to find. This 32-track 2-CD collection comprises all their releases on Savoy and Gospel from 1958 to 1962, including all the titles from their albums on Savoy “Gospel Songs” and “Fountains Of Blood” and their album on Gospel “The Sower”, plus the A & B sides of singles from these years not otherwise released on album. They were a group who sang with the verve of the likes of The Caravans, Davis Sisters and Ward Singers, and this collection is an inspiring and uplifting showcase for their distinctive style of gospel music.
CD 1
1. SWING LOW The Imperial Gospel Singers (Savoy 4106) 1958
2. IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE The Imperial Gospel Singers (Savoy 4097) 1959
3. MY CHANGE WILL COME The Imperial Gospel Singers (Savoy 4106) 1959
4. REACH OUT AND TOUCH HIM The Imperial Gospel Singers (Savoy 4097) 1959
5. SHOW ME THE WAY The Imperial Gospel Singers (Gospel 1048) 1959
6. LAZARUS The Imperial Gospel Singers (Savoy 4123) 1959
7. IN JESUS' NAME The Imperial Gospel Singers 1959
8. DARK WAS THE NIGHT The Imperial Gospel Singers 1959
9. IF YOU WAIT The Imperial Gospel Singers (Savoy 4123) 1959
10. THERE'S NOT A FRIEND The Imperial Gospel Singers 1959
11. GUIDE MY WEARY FEET The Imperial Gospel Singers (Gospel 1048) 1959 From the album “Gospel Songs” (Savoy MG140280) 1959
12. KEEP ON The Imperial Gospel Singers 1962
13. OH THIS HEART OF MINE The Imperial Gospel Singers 1962
14. THE ROLL CALL The Imperial Gospel Singers 1962
15. NOTHING TOO HARD FOR GOD The Imperial Gospel Singers 1962
16. HE'LL CHANGE YOUR HEART FROM RIGHT TO WRONG The Imperial Gospel Singers 1962 From the album “Fountains Of Blood” (Savoy MG14048) 1962
CD 2
1. STRANGER The Imperial Gospel Singers 1962
2. FOUNTAIN OF BLOOD The Imperial Gospel Singers (Gospel 1062) 1962
3. HOW CAN I FORGET The Imperial Gospel Singers 1962
4. MY REDEEMER The Imperial Gospel Singers 1962
5. DOWN ON ME The Imperial Gospel Singers (Gospel 1062) 1962 From the album “Fountains Of Blood” (Savoy MG14048) 1962
6. COME BOLDLY TO THE THRONE OF GRACE The Imperial Gospel Singers (Gospel 1064) 196
7. THE NOBLEMAN'S SON The Imperial Gospel Singers 1962
8. HE IS MY ALL AND ALL The Imperial Gospel Singers 1962
9. HE IS THERE The Imperial Gospel Singers 1962
10. YOU CAN TALK TO THE LORD The Imperial Gospel Singers 1962
11. I'LL SHOUT WHEN I GET HOME The Imperial Gospel Singers (Gospel 1064) 1962
12. LEAVE IT ALL TO HIM The Imperial Gospel Singers (Gospel 1068) 1962
13. HE'S EVERYTHING TO ME The Imperial Gospel Singers 1962
14. SHALL I BE SAVED The Imperial Gospel Singers (Gospel 1075) 1962
15. THE SOWER The Imperial Gospel Singers (Gospel 1068) 1962 From the album “The Sower” (Gospel MG3015) 1962
